Side Effects
Well, it's been pretty fun feeling extraordinarily healthy for the past couple days, but I'd sure hate to get too used to that, so YAY for my next chemo session tomorrow! Woo-hoo! FUN!!!
In preparation, today I got a prescription filled for another anti-nausea drug to take in conjunction with the one I've already been using, which will hopefully help with the chemo side effects I've been experiencing. Not that they've been super terrible, but they've definitely caused a measure of discomfort that, if possible, I'd like to lessen.
But I noticed something weird on the information sheet that came with the new drug. Namely, that one of the potential side effects of this anti-nausea drug is—get ready—nausea.
Hmm. This should be interesting.
Another side effect is hair loss. Thank God I don't have to worry about that! Still bald, last time I checked.
The funniest side effect, though, is hiccups. I would never have guessed that something like hiccups would even remotely merit classification as an actual side effect. Man, I'm learning something new every day. And it's all thanks to cancer! Yay!
Yes, I am being sarcastic.
Alrighty, my lovelies, I'm off to bed. Gonna try to get up early tomorrow for a walk before I have to go to the doctor's office and spend FIVE HOURS sitting in a chair with an IV in my arm. (Funny, the first time I went it took six hours, and they were like, "Oh, next time will be shorter." Well, OK, five hours is shorter than six, but come on.)
In preparation, today I got a prescription filled for another anti-nausea drug to take in conjunction with the one I've already been using, which will hopefully help with the chemo side effects I've been experiencing. Not that they've been super terrible, but they've definitely caused a measure of discomfort that, if possible, I'd like to lessen.
But I noticed something weird on the information sheet that came with the new drug. Namely, that one of the potential side effects of this anti-nausea drug is—get ready—nausea.
Hmm. This should be interesting.
Another side effect is hair loss. Thank God I don't have to worry about that! Still bald, last time I checked.
The funniest side effect, though, is hiccups. I would never have guessed that something like hiccups would even remotely merit classification as an actual side effect. Man, I'm learning something new every day. And it's all thanks to cancer! Yay!
Yes, I am being sarcastic.
Alrighty, my lovelies, I'm off to bed. Gonna try to get up early tomorrow for a walk before I have to go to the doctor's office and spend FIVE HOURS sitting in a chair with an IV in my arm. (Funny, the first time I went it took six hours, and they were like, "Oh, next time will be shorter." Well, OK, five hours is shorter than six, but come on.)

5 Comments:
At 8:22 PM ,
Diane G said...
So, ... hic ... any side effects ... hic ... yet?
At 2:00 PM ,
eldila said...
I've had sleeping aids that 'may cause drowsiness' but that's ridiculous! What do you do in the chair...read, watch TV, write novels? (I guess if you ever wanted to be brainwashed, now would be a good time--cult, terrorist or pyramid scheme?)
Anyway, hope it's endurable!
At 4:08 PM ,
JerryNJ said...
Though not specifically intended to raise your spirits, this link however, is more to inspire you.
Here's a link to a piece from a writer for the New York Times. Dana Jennings' piece from yesterday's print edition (3/26) follows:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/fashion/26skin.html?em
At 9:41 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
ha! no hiccups yet, Diane! actually this new drug is working great. i've been able to eat, and get around... as compared to last time when i couldn't even think about touching food, and just lay in bed all day. so, a big improvement!! thank God.
eldila: yeah, mostly this time i read and slept. they give you benadryl along with the drugs, so i was pretty drowsy. it's endurable, just boring.
JerryNJ: thanks for the article! i enjoyed it. i've actually gone out a few times without my hats or a wig, and it's quite liberating. :)
At 4:56 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Hi,
Very good news.
Kiss, Kiss
Leonor
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